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Dennis Wheatley virtually invented the popular image of black magic and Satanism in twentieth century Britain
Dennis Wheatley virtually invented the popular image of black magic and Satanism in twentieth century Britain, and he made it all seem strangely seductive. From the thirties to the seventies, Wheatley’s massively best-selling books presented generations of adolescents with a luxurious vision of the occult that involved pentagrams in country house libraries and virgins lying on top of altars. No wonder many occultists began by reading Wheatley, although they might not always admit it. Author of a major critical biography, The Devil Is A Gentleman, Phil Baker will discuss Wheatley’s impact on popular magical culture, the esoteric lore in his books, and the perennial question of how much he really knew, drawing on unpublished materials and correspondence from his relationships with Montague Summers, Aleister Crowley and Rollo Ahmed. He’ll also say something about Wheatley’s deeper interest in manipulating the minds of his readership, and probably indulge in some seventies nostalgia.
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Mr Phil Baker | talks |
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Date and Time: |
4 March 2010 at 7:15 pm |
Duration: | 2 hours 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Treadwell's Books |
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£7 |
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